FRISCO, Texas – Lamar's Akasha Davis has earned the Southland Conference's Women's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year honor, the league announced Monday along with the All-Academic First and Second Teams. This marks the third consecutive year that Davis has claimed the honor.
Davis, who earned a 3.72 GPA majoring in Public Health Administration, earned first team All-Southland Conference and All-Tournament Teams honors. Davis played and started in all 30 games for the Cardinals, averaging 13.8 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. The senior from Wylie, Texas, broke the school's all-time rebounding record and surpassed the 1,500 points mark. She is only the second Lamar women's basketball player to ever score 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
Southland Conference All-Academic Teams are voted upon by the head coach, sports information director and an academic/compliance staff member from each school. Voting for one’s own athletes is not permitted.
To be eligible for all-academic distinction, an athlete must hold a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average through the semester prior to the sport’s championship, completed at least one full academic semester at the nominating school prior to the current season, and participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s competitions during the most recently completed season. Student-Athlete of the Year nominees must have held at least a 3.50 GPA and have completed at least one semester of athletic competition at the nominating school, including the current season.
*First Team All-Conference athletes who meet all-academic nomination criteria are automatically named to the all-academic team.
First Team
| Player |
School |
Position |
Class |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Jordyn Newsome |
East Texas A&M |
G |
Sr. |
Irving, Texas |
3.75 |
Sport & Recreation Management |
| Akasha Davis* |
Lamar |
F/C |
Sr. |
Wylie, Texas |
3.72 |
Public Health Adminsitration |
| Sabria Dean* |
Lamar |
F |
Gr. |
Mineola, Texas |
3.58 |
Social Work |
| Avery VanSickle |
SFA |
G |
Jr. |
Denver, Colo. |
3.82 |
Aviation |
| Charlotte O'Keefe |
UTRGV |
F |
Jr. |
Overland Park, Kan. |
3.86 |
Finance |
Second Team
| Player |
School |
Position |
Class |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Erin Maguire |
HCU |
G |
Sr. |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
3.79 |
Marketing |
| Raimi McCrary |
UIW |
F |
So. |
Allen, Texas |
4.00 |
General Business |
| Vernell Atamah |
Northwestern State |
F |
Fr. |
Mesquite, Texas |
3.64 |
Nursing |
| Mieria Aguado |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
G |
Gr. |
Barcelona, Spain |
3.52 |
Psychology |
| Kade Hackerott |
UTRGV |
G/F |
Gr. |
Wichita, Kansas |
3.63 |
MBA |